Zonta Paul
Volume 82
Issue 8
April 2009 Zonta Club of St. Paul Newsletter
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PEGGY'S MESSAGE
Dinner Attendance Rules:
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Ha pp y B ir th da yApril 12th ShirleyApril 28th Romelle May 19th Janet
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Minnesota Women's Consortium
Neighborhood House
American Association of University Women
Women's Prison Book Project
Minnesota Department of Transportation Aviation Education
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Members are to call Dorothy if they are unable to attend no later than the Friday
before the monthly meeting date. If you do not call, it will be assumed that you are attending and you will be
billed for those meetings in which the standard meal fee is charged. The meetings have a meal charge,
which is meant to cover the cost of the host's chosen menu and beverages. We hope that, in some cases,
there will be extra money leftover for our service projects.
If you are register for a meeting, and are unable to attend due to last minute circumstances, you will be
billed for that meeting.
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Acker, Helen M. (Phyllis’s mother)Acker, Helen M. Age 90 Of Plymouth Passed away peacefully on March 17, 2009. Survived by daughter, Phyllis; son, Keith (Jeannine); and grandchildren, Erin, Elisabeth and Kurt Acker. Preceding Helen in death were her husband, Glenn Sr.; son, Glenn Jr., sister, Valborg and Doris; and brother, William. Helen was a devoted wife and mother, a loving grandmother, and a loyal friend. Thank you to all of her friends who visited her and made her last days so special. Memorials to donor's choice. Private interment. Memorial service was Saturday 3/21/09 at 1PM. Zonta St. Paul will be transferring money to service in memory of Phyllis’s mother.
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Romelle has reserved tickets for the Park Square preview night to see "I Have Before Me a Remarkable Document Given to Me by a Young Lady From Rwanda".We will have dinner at 5:30 pm at Great Waters Brewing Co., which is located in the same building as the theater prior to the performance which starts at 7:30 p.m.
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States first established international organizations to cooperate on specific matters. The International
Telecommunication Union was founded in 1865 as the International Telegraph Union, and the Universal Postal
Union was established in 1874. Both are now United Nations specialized agencies.
In 1899, the first International Peace Conference was held in The Hague to elaborate instruments for settling
crises peacefully, preventing wars and codifying rules of warfare. It adopted the Convention for the Pacific
Settlement of International Disputes and established the Permanent Court of Arbitration, which began work in 1902.
The forerunner of the United Nations was the League of Nations, an organization conceived in similar circumstances
during the First World War, and established in 1919 under the Treaty of Versailles "to promote international
cooperation and to achieve peace and security."
The International Labour Organization was also created under the Treaty of Versailles as an affiliated agency
of the League. The League of Nations ceased its activities after failing to prevent the Second World War.
In 1945, representatives of 50 countries met in San Francisco at the United Nations Conference on International
Organization to draw up the United Nations Charter. Those delegates deliberated on the basis of proposals
worked out by the representatives of China, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom and the United States at
Dumbarton Oaks, United States, in August-October 1944. The Charter was signed on 26 June 1945 by the
representatives of the 50 countries. Poland, which was not represented at the Conference, signed it later
and became one of the original 51 member states.
The United Nations officially came into existence on 24 October 1945, when the Charter had been ratified
by China, France, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, the United States and a majority of other signatories.
United Nations Day is celebrated on 24 October each year.
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The April 10 2009 year to date financial report is enclosed. We will have two more events to be recorded before year end and our service grant expenditures. The 2009 budget is also attached. As you know, Zonta International has increased the dues by $15 this year. Our expenses are relatively low, and we may be able to absorb the added $15 per member for this year. We will need to make a decision on this at our April meeting. For Members receiving this letter by email, if you would like a printed copy of the financial information please contact me.
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The April Meeting for the St. Paul BPW will be at Cherokee Sirloin Room in West St. Paul on Wednesday, April 22nd, 6:00 p.m. They will be selecting officers at that meeting with a program to be determined. Their Wednesday meeting will be Wednesday, May 27th. If any one would like to attend, contact Connie Hill at 651-270-9144. , or please contact Connie by clicking her name. |
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If you have anything that you would like included in the newsletter, please let Peggy know.
I know we would all be glad to hear what is going on with you!
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